dual channel ram on X58?

[zmhaha]

I am planning on upgrade my current 3x2gb Dominator GT 1866.
But most nowadays rams are 2 stick kit and higher speed(2000+).
And they are advertised as dual channel ram and compatible w/ X79 Z77 and etc..

I know the dual/tri/quad channel thing is a mobo feature rather than the ram themselves. and the packaging them in tri or dual kit is just for marketing probly.
But just in case, I'd ask if I put 3 sticks of that kind in my X58 to "force" them work in tri channel, would the performance(speed/timing/stability) be the same as they were on a dual channel mobo, but this time, in a tri channel.

My system:
Mobo: Evga X58 Classified E760
CPU: i7 920 (it will OC up to 4.5ish but 4.2 solid stable)

Thank you guys!

 

[xqzit]

Hello zmhaha,

Yes, if you install 3 more modules of 1866 then it should work in Tri-channel. Your Mobo supports tri-channel and hence it should work just fine. Also it would be better if you go with the same size memory (in this case 2GB). Good luck with the upgrade.

Regards,
Xqzit

 

[Blain]

"Installing Memory DIMMs"

 

[tarmc]

you can still get tri channel kits in 1600, not alot of point going with 1866 mem on an x58 chipset. look around on ncix
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58954&vpn=CMZ6GX3M3A1600C9&manufacture=Corsair